Changes in state abortion law mean that prenatal care providers must be prepared to support women unsure about their pregnancy options, says Nancy Berglas […]
US healthcare
J Robert Sneyd: The US’s decision to resume the death penalty puts the wider public at risk
The reintroduction of federal executions in the US, the refusal of regulated drug manufacturers to provide the means, and reckless government behaviour will create a risky combination for public health, […]
Abraar Karan: Advice to new doctors
Abraar Karan offers his guide to new doctors who are swapping the book learning of medicine with taking care of real people […]
KM Venkat Narayan: The United States of poor health—reflections on the Fourth of July
This Fourth of July, Americans need to face the facts of the country’s declining health, says KM Venkat Narayan […]
Tobacco 21 laws must be carefully implemented to be effective
The effectiveness of laws prohibiting under 21 year old’s purchasing tobacco relies on how they are implemented and enforced, say Holly Jarman and colleagues […]
Kunal Sindhu: How prior authorisation is harming patients in the US
The process to obtain prior authorisation is cumbersome, frustrating, and diverts doctors’ time away from their patients, says Kunal Sindhu […]
Abraar Karan: Making sure patients understand and that doctors do too
Abraar Karan considers a case that made him confront how much is lost or misunderstood in doctor-patient communication […]
Alabama abortion ban—part of new efforts to restrict abortion in the United States
Abortion bans in Georgia, and now Alabama, are part of a growing push against women’s reproductive rights in the US. […]
Jeffrey Flier: Elizabeth Holmes and Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows—a cautionary tale
When the modern history of biomedical fraud is written, Elizabeth Holmes and her now defunct company Theranos will no doubt be accorded a prominent chapter. As recounted in the best […]
Abraar Karan: Don’t let your institution define you
The institution doesn’t make the doctor, the doctors make the institution, says Abraar Karan […]